St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church

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Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church
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Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
LeadershipBishop Luis R. Zarama
StatusActive
Location
Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
State North Carolina
Website
www.saintraphael.org

Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic Jesuit church located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Contents

St. Raphael is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh. [1] The church is also the host of Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic School. [2] and Saint Raphael Preschool. [3] The priests are members of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus [4] (the USA East Province was formed when the Maryland and USA Northeast provinces merged in 2020 [5] ), the US Jesuit Portal, [6] and Jesuits Worldwide. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Church

The Church of Saint Raphael the Archangel was dedicated in 1966 to serve a growing Catholic population. In 1996 the Jesuits accepted pastorship of the parish. It is the only Jesuit Parish in the Diocese of Raleigh. In 1997 the parish started a Hispanic Ministry program and added Spanish masses to the services. The main altar of St. Raphael's contains a relic of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. [11] The altar in the church's Chapel of Our Lady Queen of the Americas contains relics of Blessed Miguel Pro and of St. Katharine Drexel. [12]

School

Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic School and Saint Raphael Preschool, hosted on the grounds of the church, offer pre-school as well as grades kindergarten through eight. The school feeds into Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School. It is one of the only Jesuit-run schools in North Carolina. [13]

Sports Department

Saint Raphael Catholic School has the following sports teams:

See also

References

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  2. "Saint Raphael Catholic School -". Saintraphaelschool.org. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. "Home - Saint Raphael Preschool – Raleigh, North Carolina". Saintraphaelecc.org. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. "The Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus". Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  5. "Structure of the Society | Jesuit Provinces". jesuitseast.org. Jesuits USA East. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. "Welcome to the Society of Jesus in the United States". Jesuit.org. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  7. "SJ : The Society of Jesus". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  8. Archived November 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Archived copy". events.mync.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "AOL - News, Sports, Weather, Entertainment, Local & Lifestyle". AOL.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  11. Archived August 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  12. Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. "North Carolina Jesuits celebrate new Pope". Triad.news14.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.